load_tree¶
- load_tree(filename: Union[str, pathlib.Path], format=None, underscore_unmunge=False)¶
Constructor for tree.
- Parameters
- filenamestr
a file path containing a newick or xml formatted tree.
- formatstr
either xml or json, all other values default to newick. Overrides file name suffix.
- underscore_unmungebool
replace underscores with spaces in all names read, i.e. “sp_name” becomes “sp name”.
- Returns
- PhyloNode
Notes
Underscore unmunging is turned off by default, although it is part of the Newick format. Only the cogent3 json and xml tree formats are supported.